Artist Diaries: Painting is about relationships
When I stand in the middle of the Musée d'Orsay, my heart simultaneously aches and cries out in joy.
Loni Stark
Loni Stark is an artist at Atelier Stark, psychology researcher, and technologist whose work explores the intersection of identity, creativity, and technology. Through StarkMind, she investigates human-AI collaboration and the emerging dynamics of agentic systems, research that informs both her academic work and creative practice. A self-professed foodie and adventure travel enthusiast, she collaborates on visual storytelling projects with Clinton Stark for Stark Insider. Her insights are shaped by her role at Adobe, influencing her explorations into the human-tech relationship. It's been said her laugh can still be heard from San Jose up to the Golden Gate Bridge—unless sushi, her culinary Kryptonite, has momentarily silenced her.
Reinventing the cheese grater to save space
I realize that the Twist N Grate solves a well-known problem in modern times. No, it is not the shortage of cheese...it is the shortage…
Organic Gardening: Tips for keeping the critters out (video)
Rumor of the juicy tomatoes at Chez Loni's vegetable garden spread as I saw more and more tomatoes damaged from backyard critters.
Urban Vegetable Gardening: Inspiration and how-to plans
When Dan K. sent me the photos of what he had built, I was not only impressed, I also knew I had to share it…
SF Chefs Grand Tasting: Top 5 Picks (Photos)
I sampled every dish of the evening and here are my top five picks among the very best San Francisco has to offer.
Christmas pyramid unboxing goes awry
Alas, when the package finally made it to my doorstep, the unboxing that would follow was not the experience I expected. As always, life is…
San Francisco: Star chefs raise $25,000 for local charities
Aromas of seared foie gras and Bananas Foster intertwined with Illy coffee made its way to an audience of die-hard foodies.
Oenotri Napa: Wood burning ovens, pizza
In this latest episode I meet up with Chef Curtis Di Fede at Oenotri in Napa, and we dive right into the foodie talk.
Carpe Diem Napa!
Perhaps one of my favorite aspects of this story is Steve's tattoo which you'll get a glimpse of here in this video. Now that's seizing…
Brian McKnight – Just Me, songwriting
"Rule number one is that you do not write a song in a roomful of people," McKnight says. "Someone says 'What do you think about…